Month: April 2019

  Report: United States-Based Crypto Exchange ErisX Is About to Launch its Trading Platform              Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange EriX is reportedly about to launch its spot trading service, industry news outlet The Block reports on April 24. Per the report, the exchange has recently been in test mode with some financial firms that would potentially […]

At Least 95 Percent of Crypto Crimes Involve Bitcoin, Chainalysis Executive Says             At least 95% of cryptocurrency crimes investigated by law enforcement involve bitcoin (BTC,) the co-founder and COO of Chainalysis told Fortune on April 24. Jonathan Levin, whose company offers investigation software for law enforcement to pursue bad actors, said BTC is […]

Report: Samsung Planning New Blockchain Mainnet Featuring Samsung Coin               South Korean electronics giant Samsung may end up developing a public-private blockchain complete with its own cryptocurrency token, an anonymous source told crypto industry news outlet CoinDesk Korea on April 24. The project, part of an undertaking by the company’s dedicated blockchain division, would see […]

Blockchain and AI: Leading the way to the Fourth Industrial Revolution Against the Odds               Human imagination and the strive to turn science fiction into science fact goes back to ancient times, but has only truly begun to manifest itself in the last 50 years. Though mostly unseen by average users, artificial intelligence (AI) is […]

21-Year-old Jailed for 10 Years After Stealing $7.7M in Crypto By Hacking Cell Phones               A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after becoming one of the first people in the United States to be convicted of stealing cryptocurrency by hacking into cell phones. Prosecutors in Santa Clara announced the jail sentence […]

Everything But Crypto, Or How the 'Crypto' Movie Does Not Live Up to Its Name             The best news for crypto enthusiasts about the movie “Crypto” is that “Crypto” has very little to do with crypto. It is mainly concerned with Russian mafiosi, money laundering and a main character who plods through the heavy plot […]

      South Korea's Largest Car Supplier Hyundai to Use DLT in Smartphone-EV Pairing Tool             South Korea’s largest car manufacturer, Hyundai Motor Group, will use blockchain in its new tech for pairing electric vehicles (EVs) with smartphones. Sustainable mobility-focused news agency Green Car Congress reported on the development on April 22. Hyundai […]

Microsoft Korea: Country Faces Growing Threat From Stealth Crypto Mining Attacks Microsoft Korea has claimed the country is facing an increase in cryptojacking incidents, according to a report from local English-language daily The Korea Times, published on April 22. The findings were announced by Microsoft security program manager Kim Gwi-ryun during a press conference in […]

El Toro Blockchain Division Launches Crypto Exchange for Pro Traders, Issues 8 Stablecoins              The blockchain division of global social trading platform eToro has launched a cryptocurrency exchange for pro traders, a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Tuesday, April 16, states. EToroX claims to be a secure a secure and fully regulated trading venue. […]